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Izixwayiso Zokucina
1 Qhubekani lithandana njengabazalwane. 2 Lingakhohlwa ukwamukela izihambi ngoba ngokwenza njalo abanye abantu bamukela izingilosi bengazi. 3 Khumbulani abasentolongweni ngokungathi lani liyizibotshwa kanye labo, kanye lalabo abaphethwe kubi ngokungathi lani uqobo liyahlupheka.
4 Ukuthathana kumele kuhlonitshwe ngumuntu wonke, kuthi lomendlalo wokuthathana uhlale uhlambulukile ngoba uNkulunkulu uzakwahlulela isifebe labo bonke abahlobongayo. 5 Ekuphileni kwenu xwayani ukuthanda imali lisuthiseke ngalokho elilakho, ngoba uNkulunkulu wathi:
“Kangisoze ngilitshiye;
kangisoze ngilidele.”*
6 Ngakho siyatsho ngethemba sithi:
“INkosi ingumsizi wami; kangiyikwesaba.
Umuntu angenzani kimi na?”†
7 Khumbulani abakhokheli benu, abakhuluma ilizwi likaNkulunkulu kini. Cabangani okwavela endleleni yokuphila kwabo lilingisele ukukholwa kwabo. 8 UJesu Khristu uyafana izolo lanamhla kanye laphakade.
9 Lingathatheki ngazozonke inhlobo zemfundiso engaziwayo. Kuhle ukuba inhliziyo zethu ziqiniswe ngumusa, hatshi yikudla komkhuba okungelasizo kulabo abakudlayo. 10 Thina sile-alithare lapho labo abakhonza ethabanikeleni bengelalungelo lokudlela kulo.
11 Umphristi omkhulu uletha igazi lezifuyo eNdaweni eNgcwelengcwele njengomnikelo wesono kodwa izidumbu zazo ziyatshiswa ngaphandle kwezihonqo. 12 Ngokunjalo uJesu laye wahlupheka ngaphandle kwesango ledolobho ukuba enze abantu bakhe babengcwele ngegazi lakhe. 13 Ngakho-ke, kasiyeni kuye ngaphandle kwezihonqo silehlazo alithwalayo. 14 Ngoba lapha kasiladolobho elimiyo njalo, kodwa sidinga idolobho elizayo.
15 Ngakho, ngoJesu kasinikeleni njalonjalo kuNkulunkulu umhlatshelo wokubonga, isithelo sezindebe ezivuma ibizo lakhe. 16 Njalo lingakhohlwa ukwenza okulungileyo kanye lokwabela abanye ngoba uNkulunkulu uyathokoza ngemihlatshelo enje.
17 Lalelani abakhokheli benu njalo lithobele amandla abo. Bayalilinda njengabantu okumele balandise ngani. Balaleleni ukuze umsebenzi wabo uthokozise njalo ungasindi ngoba lokho akungeke kube lusizo kini.
18 Sikhulekeleni. Sileqiniso ukuthi silesazela esihle njalo sifisa ukuhlala ngobuqotho ngezindlela zonke. 19 Ikakhulu ngiyalincenga ukuba likhuleke ukuze ngibuyiselwe kini masinyane.
Izibusiso Lokuvalelisa
20 Sengathi uNkulunkulu wokuthula, owavusa iNkosi yethu uJesu kwabafileyo ngegazi lesivumelwano esingapheliyo, lowoMalusi omkhulu wezimvu, 21 angalihlomisa ngakho konke okulungele ukwenza intando yakhe, njalo sengathi angasebenza phakathi kwethu lokho okumthokozisayo ngoJesu Khristu, udumo kalube kuye kuze kube nini lanini. Ameni.
22 Bazalwane, ngiyalincenga ukuba libekezelele ilizwi lami lokuqonqosela kwami ngoba ngililobele incwadi emfitshane nje.
23 Ngithanda ukuba likwazi ukuthi umzalwane wethu uThimothi usekhululwe. Angafika masinyane ngizakuza laye sizelibona.
24 Bingelelani bonke abakhokheli benu kanye labantu bakaNkulunkulu bonke.
Abavela e-Ithali bayalibingelela.
25 Umusa kawube lani lonke.
* 13:5 UDutheronomi 31.6 † 13:6 AmaHubo 118.6-7